Chuck Grassley actually said...

"if people do not have faith in the institutions of government and then it is our responsibility to enhance that faith so they have less cynicism on us."

"At my town meetings in Iowa, I always get this question: How come you guys in D.C. cannot get along, you know, meaning Republicans and Democrats."

"we have a perfect Constitution--maybe it is not perfect, but we have got a very good Constitution and the longest written Constitution in the history of mankind."

"It seems to me that when we get--whether it is from the right or the left... there is a great deal of cynicism in American society about government generally."